pres

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English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

pres

  1. Clipping of presentation.

Etymology 2

Noun

pres

  1. Abbreviation of present.

Etymology 3

pre +‎ -s

Pronunciation

Noun

pres

  1. plural of pre

Verb

pres

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pre.

See also

Anagrams

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *p(e)retja, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (to strike, beat) (compare Ancient Greek πρίω (príō, to saw), Lithuanian per̃ti (to flog, beat with besom), Avestan 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬝 (pərə, strife)).

Verb

pres (aorist preva, participle prerë) (active voice form of mediopassive prehem (to be cutting, laying down; to rest))

  1. to cut, carve, slice, hew
Conjugation
  • : indicative future forms identical to conditional present
  • : indicative future perfect forms identical to conditional perfect
  • (³): Gheg alternative forms for Standard Albanian and Tosk)
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *pratja, from Proto-Indo-European *prot- (compare Dutch vroed (wise, clever), Lithuanian pràsti (to understand)).

Verb

pres (aorist prita, participle pritur) (active voice form of mediopassive pritem (to be expected))

  1. to wait; to expect
Conjugation
  • : indicative future forms identical to conditional present
  • : indicative future perfect forms identical to conditional perfect
Derived terms
Related terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pres”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 343
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pres”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 343-344

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin prēnsus, from older prehensus.

Pronunciation

Participle

pres (feminine presa, masculine plural presos, feminine plural preses)

  1. past participle of prendre

Noun

pres m (plural presos, feminine presa)

  1. prisoner

Related terms

Adjective

pres (feminine presa, masculine plural presos, feminine plural preses)

  1. imprisoned

References

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Latin premō.

Pronunciation

Noun

pres m inan

  1. (informal) press (device used to apply pressure)
    Synonym: lis

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

  • pres in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • pres in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Old French

Preposition

pres

  1. manuscript form of prés

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English press.

Pronunciation

Noun

prȅs m (Cyrillic spelling пре̏с)

  1. (uninflected) press (collective term for journalists)

Spanish

Alternative forms

Noun

pres m (plural preses)

  1. press (exercise)
    Synonym: prensa
  2. plural of pre

Welsh

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Pres

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old English bræs.

Pronunciation

Noun

pres m (uncountable)

  1. brass
  2. (obsolete) copper
    Synonym: copr
  3. (obsolete) bronze
    Synonym: efydd
  4. (North Wales) money
    Synonym: arian

Adjective

pres (feminine singular pres, plural pres, not comparable)

  1. made of brass
  2. (obsolete) made of copper
    Synonym: copr
  3. (obsolete) made of bronze
    Synonym: efydd

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh pres, from Proto-Brythonic *pres, from Latin pressus.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

pres m (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) press, oppression
  2. (obsolete) press, crush, throng, bustle

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pres bres mhres phres
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pres”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies